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Unbeaten Azarenka No. 1 for 10th week

Victoria Azarenka, shown with her championship trophy won Sunday in Indian Wells, Calif., is a perfect 23-0 this year and ranked No. 1 in women's tennis. UPI/David Silpa
Victoria Azarenka, shown with her championship trophy won Sunday in Indian Wells, Calif., is a perfect 23-0 this year and ranked No. 1 in women's tennis. UPI/David Silpa | License Photo

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., March 19 (UPI) -- World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka maintained her perfect run in 2012 but Caroline Wozniacki slipped a little further in the world women's tennis rankings.

Azarenka beat No. 2-ranked Maria Sharapova 6-2, 6-3 Sunday for the championship at Indian Wells, Calif. That ran her 2012 record to 23-0 and four titles. She's lost just five sets this year.

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Wozniacki was the defending champion by Indian Wells but fell in the Round of 16 this year for a net loss of 860 rankings points. That dropped her from fourth to No. 6 in the rankings.

Azarenka has amassed 9,703 points and is No. 1 for a 10th week. Sharapova has 7,930 points and is second ahead of No. 3 Petra Kvitova, who has 7,170.

Agnieszka Radwanska (5,960) is up one place this week to a career-best No. 4 and Samantha Stosur (5,825) is fifth. Wozniacki has 5,410 points.

Marion Bartoli (4,710) remains in the No. 7 spot with, in order, Li Na (4,635), Vera Zvonreva (4,340) and Andrea Petkovic (3,800) completing the Top 10.

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